Tigard Life

This past year was a strong year for real estate, even amidst global and local challenges. If you are considering downsizing, re-sizing or up-sizing,...

With housing costs going nowhere but up in the Portland metro area, a planned senior housing project in Tigard should help provide some relief...

Hit the brakes Tigard residents, neighborhood speed limits are about to get lower. The City of Tigard will soon be implementing new 20 mile per...

As you travel on your preparedness journey, you’ll gradually accumulate items necessary in an emergency. Storing those items securely and in a readily usable...

I know many of you have not felt positive about life in general over the past year. Mostly because of a virus that has...

From exercising more to eating healthier, many of you made a New Year’s resolution for 2021. I also made a resolution, but it’s different...

In active 55+ communities like Summerfield, King City and Highlands, committees serve important roles to the association process and the Board of Directors. Committees serve...

Life has been a little unpredictable over the past year, to say the least. However, one positive thing that came out of 2020 was...

The Friends of Tigard Football is a non-profit group dedicated to supporting the Tigard High School Football Program. We are holding an online auction Jan....

The final straw for Hosien Zainab was his daughter Razan’s arrest by the Mutawa, the Saudi Islamic religious police. But in a funny twist of...

That Sunday would’ve been my dad’s 88th birthday- he lived a good life, I guess. He actually died twice…it’s a long story. Regardless, that...

Could you use a little extra holiday cheer this year? We invite you to leave your cares (and 2020!) behind and travel to Santa’s...

Christmas means presents for children, and gifts are especially important for foster children, many of whom have experienced trauma, which makes giving them gifts...

Editors Note: The following article originally ran in Tigard Life's third issue, back in May 2017. It is with a heavy heart that we...

We recently welcomed Hobbes, a five-month-old kitten, into our little pet family. He is everything sugar and spice and so much trouble. No picture...

Are you planning on getting a holiday gift for your pets this year? If so, you’re not alone. In fact, 80 percent of pet...

One of many popular programs at King City Senior Village is the annual Quilt Show, when beautiful and unique quilts made by talented residents...

“Water, water everywhere, Nor any drop to drink” from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (published first in 1798). We all “know” that water is...

You’ve heard it said time and time again that a responsible homebuyer puts down 20%, no exceptions. Surely, with enough time and determination, anyone...

As the pandemic shut down businesses, home-based businesses (or cottage industries) opened in profusion. While most of these were wholesome, a few were wholesale...